How to Set up a LinkedIn Profile

If you want to learn more,

click on the “What is LinkedIn?”

option on the menu across the top

of the page. If not, go ahead and

sign up by entering you name,

email and a password in the “Join

LinkedIn Today” box on the right

of the screen.

Editing and updating your

profile is quick and easy,

so there’s absolutely no

need for advanced

technical know-how. Enter

your sub-heading, area and

industry underneath your

name.

Add your current and past

employment as well as

your education. Be sure to

include descriptions of

your past jobs and

degrees earned––this way,

people will be able to

more clearly see your

experiences and know

what to contact you for.

This is a chance to write a more in-depth para-

graph to give people an idea of where you stand

now in your career, what your strengths are,

where you want to go and what you have to offer.

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3) Edit your profile.

4) Edit your qualifications.

2) Confirm your account through your email address.

1) Go to LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com.

How to Set up a LinkedIn Profile

If you want to learn more,

click on the “What is LinkedIn?”

option on the menu across the top

of the page. If not, go ahead and

sign up by entering you name,

email and a password in the “Join

LinkedIn Today” box on the right

of the screen.

Editing and updating your

profile is quick and easy,

so there’s absolutely no

need for advanced

technical know-how. Enter

your sub-heading, area and

industry underneath your

name.

Add your current and past

employment as well as

your education. Be sure to

include descriptions of

your past jobs and

degrees earned––this way,

people will be able to

more clearly see your

experiences and know

what to contact you for.

This is a chance to write a more in-depth para-

graph to give people an idea of where you stand

now in your career, what your strengths are,

where you want to go and what you have to offer.

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3) Edit your profile.

4) Edit your qualifications.

2) Confirm your account through your email address.

1) Go to LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com.

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6) Add Specialties.

Specialties act as an

extension of the

Summary section

but in short form.

You can list specific

skills and areas of

expertise.

You can have LinkedIn search

through your email address

book to find people you know.

You can also search by a

person’s name, job title or

company.

7) Add Connections

Link in your company’s

website, your own personal

site, your blog, and/or your

Twitter account. This will

allow visitors to your page to

see different aspects of your

professional self.

8) Add Websites.

9) Get Recommendations

10) Add Applications

These are not necessary, but having them can make your

profile more complete. For example, you can add Blog Link

for a stream of your blog or other website updates. You can

add the Reading List application by Amazon to let everyone

know what books you’re reading and which ones you

recommend.

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6) Add Specialties.

Specialties act as an

extension of the

Summary section

but in short form.

You can list specific

skills and areas of

expertise.

You can have LinkedIn search

through your email address

book to find people you know.

You can also search by a

person’s name, job title or

company.

7) Add Connections

Link in your company’s

website, your own personal

site, your blog, and/or your

Twitter account. This will

allow visitors to your page to

see different aspects of your

professional self.

8) Add Websites.

9) Get Recommendations

10) Add Applications

These are not necessary, but having them can make your

profile more complete. For example, you can add Blog Link

for a stream of your blog or other website updates. You can

add the Reading List application by Amazon to let everyone

know what books you’re reading and which ones you

recommend.